ha!

that is funny-- teaching kids to pick up balls without needing to yell at them! i am sure it happened, but i do not recall 'hating' to pick up tennis balls. i guess it is easier when you have a whole system in place like a well-oiled machine (each of us had our positions to keep the system running smoothly). if you screwed up, you screwed everyone else too, so that is motivation to get the job done.

my fave shot (can you guess?)cross-court backhand! the feeling i get when i run one down, AND i was fast enough to get two hands on the racquet and swing away with my instinct. then i look up, and wow! it is in, AND the person couldn't get it!